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Tennis: Nick Kyrgios has produced one of the best performances of his career, stunning world number 2 Andy Murray in straight sets at the Hopman Cup.

January 6th 2016

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AUSSIE Nick Kyrgios has exploded on court at the Hopman Cup in the middle of his highly anticipated singles match against Andy Murray.

While on his way to his first ever win over the World No. 2 player, Kyrgios hit a speed bump in the second set after completely fluffing a forehand from deep in the court.

Kyrgios went on to win the match 6-4 7-6 (7-5) in an extremely impressive performance, but it was another trademark flash of rage that will have people talking.

With the scores level at 4-4 in the second set, Kyrgios committed a forced error while running towards the back of the court to chase down a Murray lob. His shot sailed well long and almost hit the back wall on the fly.

With the majority of the Perth Arena crowd appearing to support the Scottish star over their countryman, the 20-year-old appeared to take offence at some choice words hurled at him by one particular spectator.

The Canberra product instantly pricked up his ears when he heard the freely offered advice and turned sharply to give the spectator a piece of his mind.

Kyrgios said after the game he was just happy to have finally beaten Murray after being beaten by the Brit three times at grand slam level in 2015.

“He’s in the prime of his career and he’s been playing some great tennis,” Kyrgios said on Channel 7.

“Every time I’ve played him I haven’t played bad, he’s just a great player. I knew what my game plan was going to be. I knew how he was going to play. I actually did promise a couple of my friends next time I played Andy I was going to beat him. So, there you go.

“It was nothing different really. Just play big and back myself. You know, I’ve improved a lot. I’ve put a lot of work in the off season and I guess it’s just more hard work and playing the clutch points a bit better.”

Not his night.Source:News Corp Australia

Murray entered the match holding a 4-0 win-loss record over Kyrgios, with three of those wins coming in grand slams in 2015, including their quarterfinal showdown at the Australian Open.

However, the world No.2 was hobbled by a mystery right leg injury for most of the match, and Kyrgios took full advantage.

The result gave Australia Green a 1-0 lead before Great Britain’s Heather Watson levelled the tie by defeating Daria Gavrilova 6-7 (2-7), 6-2, 7-5.

In the mixed doubles, Australia and Great Britain each claimed a set before Kyrgios and Gavrilova claimed the match in a super tie-breaker, eventually winning 6-2, 6-7 (0-7), 11-9.

Kyrgios, the world No.30, said his breakthrough singles win over Murray would give him a huge dose of confidence heading into the Australian Open.